SenorDan:Are all those people in "Mission Control" really necessary or is it just for looks? I'm sure a few of them are actually doing something but in one of the shots it looked like a lady was just watching the broadcast on her monitors.

Need Help Soonish:EatenTheSun: How much of a danger is drowning in the desert? I'd think rattlesnakes would be a bigger concern. Or maybe landing in the midst of a drug running operation.

Actually, landing in the farking middle of nowhere is the problem I see... there are some places that could take more than a few hours to get to when he lands... And that's best case, and IF their is a road nearby. (Nearby meaning 20 Mi)

Its a big freaking state, with very few people in it.

I would think they have a mobile ground crew following his track so that they'll be nearby wherever he lands.

Need Help Soonish:EatenTheSun: How much of a danger is drowning in the desert? I'd think rattlesnakes would be a bigger concern. Or maybe landing in the midst of a drug running operation.

Actually, landing in the farking middle of nowhere is the problem I see... there are some places that could take more than a few hours to get to when he lands... And that's best case, and IF their is a road nearby. (Nearby meaning 20 Mi)

Its a big freaking state, with very few people in it.

I'll going out on a limb here and wager they have a helicopter or two on standby for just such an event....

Hate to be morbid, but if the chutes don't work, does he have an out of some sort in terms of offing himself, rather than hitting the ground and turning to jelly? Maybe pull a cord and a spike is driven into his brain stem....

wxboy:Need Help Soonish: EatenTheSun: How much of a danger is drowning in the desert? I'd think rattlesnakes would be a bigger concern. Or maybe landing in the midst of a drug running operation.

Actually, landing in the farking middle of nowhere is the problem I see... there are some places that could take more than a few hours to get to when he lands... And that's best case, and IF their is a road nearby. (Nearby meaning 20 Mi)

Its a big freaking state, with very few people in it.

I would think they have a mobile ground crew following his track so that they'll be nearby wherever he lands.

naughtyrev:Hate to be morbid, but if the chutes don't work, does he have an out of some sort in terms of offing himself, rather than hitting the ground and turning to jelly? Maybe pull a cord and a spike is driven into his brain stem....

naughtyrev:Hate to be morbid, but if the chutes don't work, does he have an out of some sort in terms of offing himself, rather than hitting the ground and turning to jelly? Maybe pull a cord and a spike is driven into his brain stem....

Honestly that may be the quickest way to go, he'd die instantly. It's the 4:30 minutes of terror that awaits that.

NIXON YOU DOLT!!!!!:Need Help Soonish: EatenTheSun: How much of a danger is drowning in the desert? I'd think rattlesnakes would be a bigger concern. Or maybe landing in the midst of a drug running operation.

Actually, landing in the farking middle of nowhere is the problem I see... there are some places that could take more than a few hours to get to when he lands... And that's best case, and IF their is a road nearby. (Nearby meaning 20 Mi)

Its a big freaking state, with very few people in it.

I'll going out on a limb here and wager they have a helicopter or two on standby for just such an event....

That'd be harsh. Make it back from The Edge of Space(tm) to a few thousand feet, and get sliced by a chopper.

NeoCortex42:naughtyrev: Hate to be morbid, but if the chutes don't work, does he have an out of some sort in terms of offing himself, rather than hitting the ground and turning to jelly? Maybe pull a cord and a spike is driven into his brain stem....

Would you really need something quicker than "instant jellification"?

Yeah, but won't he know for a minute or so that he's heading to the ground? Would you want that?

naughtyrev:Hate to be morbid, but if the chutes don't work, does he have an out of some sort in terms of offing himself, rather than hitting the ground and turning to jelly? Maybe pull a cord and a spike is driven into his brain stem....

Hitting the ground would be quick and painless. He'd be dead before his body stopped moving.

wxboy:I would think they have a mobile ground crew following his track so that they'll be nearby wherever he lands.

Im sure they do... But those crews have to follow roads and such to get to him. We have places in this state that don't even have roads... Hell, we have places in this state that are still only accessible from horseback!

naughtyrev:Hate to be morbid, but if the chutes don't work, does he have an out of some sort in terms of offing himself, rather than hitting the ground and turning to jelly? Maybe pull a cord and a spike is driven into his brain stem....

NeoCortex42:naughtyrev: Hate to be morbid, but if the chutes don't work, does he have an out of some sort in terms of offing himself, rather than hitting the ground and turning to jelly? Maybe pull a cord and a spike is driven into his brain stem....

Would you really need something quicker than "instant jellification"?

His chute will open at normal sky diver altitude. No jellification by the time he knows he's farked.

naughtyrev:Hate to be morbid, but if the chutes don't work, does he have an out of some sort in terms of offing himself, rather than hitting the ground and turning to jelly? Maybe pull a cord and a spike is driven into his brain stem....

You don't want to pull that by mistake. I'm inclined to think he's been hypnotised into thinking he's a whale.

naughtyrev:NeoCortex42: naughtyrev: Hate to be morbid, but if the chutes don't work, does he have an out of some sort in terms of offing himself, rather than hitting the ground and turning to jelly? Maybe pull a cord and a spike is driven into his brain stem....

Would you really need something quicker than "instant jellification"?

Yeah, but won't he know for a minute or so that he's heading to the ground? Would you want that?

As opposed to the thought of pressing a button to off yourself? I would take the jelly option.

Need Help Soonish:wxboy: I would think they have a mobile ground crew following his track so that they'll be nearby wherever he lands.

Im sure they do... But those crews have to follow roads and such to get to him. We have places in this state that don't even have roads... Hell, we have places in this state that are still only accessible from horseback!

costermonger:naughtyrev: Hate to be morbid, but if the chutes don't work, does he have an out of some sort in terms of offing himself, rather than hitting the ground and turning to jelly? Maybe pull a cord and a spike is driven into his brain stem....

r1niceboy:naughtyrev: Hate to be morbid, but if the chutes don't work, does he have an out of some sort in terms of offing himself, rather than hitting the ground and turning to jelly? Maybe pull a cord and a spike is driven into his brain stem....

You don't want to pull that by mistake. I'm inclined to think he's been hypnotised into thinking he's a whale.